April 2, 2017 Pakistan sets up unique helpline for women in need When Durdana married for a second time and to a man of her own choosing, her parents threatened to kill her if she tried to see her new husband.
April 2, 2017 Indonesia destroys 81 foreign ships for illegal fishing Indonesian authorities have destroyed 81 foreign vessels that were captured fishing illegally in the country's waters.
April 2, 2017 Search resumes for dozens missing in Indonesia landslide The search for more than two dozen missing people has resumed below a scarred hillside on Indonesia's main island of Java a day after rain triggered a landslide that swept into a village.
April 2, 2017 Indonesia authorities destroy 81 foreign ships for illegal fishing Indonesian authorities destroyed 81 foreign ships over the weekend after seizing the vessels for fishing illegally in the country's waters.
April 1, 2017 Ship carrying more than 20 from Asia missing near Uruguay SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A cargo ship being used by a South Korean shipping company went missing in seas near Uruguay with 24 crew members and authorities said Saturday that two people had been rescued.The ship went out of contact late Friday, South Korea time, shortly after one of the crew members sent a text message to the shipping company saying the ship was taking on water, according to an official from Seoul's Foreign Ministry.The official said the Uruguayan maritime police and a commercial vessel that had been in neighboring waters were searching for the Stella Daisy, which had departed from a port in Brazil on March 26.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing office rules, said 16 Filipinos and eight South Koreans were on the ship.
April 1, 2017 Ship carrying 16 Filipinos, 8 S.Koreans missing near Uruguay South Korea's government says a cargo ship being used by a South Korean shipping company has gone missing in seas near Uruguay with 24 crew members.
April 1, 2017 Norway kicks off minke whale hunt as scant demand Norway on Saturday kicked off its annual six-month whale hunt season with a quota of 999 minke whales, up from 880 animals in 2016.
April 1, 2017 Landslide buries over 2 dozen people in central Indonesia More than two dozen people have been reported missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village in Indonesia's main Java island.
April 1, 2017 Myanmar by-elections take pulse of Suu Kyi's popularity Voting is underway in 19 by-elections in Myanmar, in the first test of the popularity of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy since it formed the government a year ago.
April 1, 2017 SKorean supporters of arrested ex-president protest in Seoul Supporters of arrested former President Park Geun-hye have begun rallying in South Korea's capital for her release.
